On our way home from our latest Premier Inn at Oldbury, Birmingham, we decided to break our journey at Morecambe because a) it’s about half way between Birmingham and home, and b) it has a seaside promenade where we could go for a walk. All went according to plan and we had a light lunch and a 5 km walk along the prom. The weather was quite breezy but warm, and there were lots of people on the beach and the prom and the pier, all enjoying this fine Sunday in July.
We walked along to the Eric Morecambe statue which portrayed the much loved entertainer in the middle of the dance that he and Ernie Wise performed as they exited at the end of their show, after singing “Bring me Sunshine”. I surprised myself by feeling quite moved to see it, and the quotations and facts engraved on the paving slabs below it. One of them stated that on 25th December 1977 their Christmas show attracted 28 million viewers - about half of the total UK population at the time. I remember watching it that day and so does James.
The remainder of our journey home went by quickly. We were greeted warmly by the cats, who immediately took us to the utility room to inspect their feeding bowls. These did not need filled because Tina from next door has been taking excellent care of them as usual. We visited Grandma then had some rather tasty roast chicken pies for tea and watched a couple of programmes that we had recorded about the 1969 moon landing. We have had a great weekend but it’s delightful to be home.
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